Earlier this year, federal judge in Illinois ruled that Yahoo must face a class-action lawsuit for allegedly sending unsolicited SMS messages to some Sprint customers. Yahoo is now asking U.S. District Court Judge Manish Shah to rethink that ruling in light of the Supreme Court’s recent decision in a lawsuit brought by a consumer against the online data broker Spokeo. The battle centers on a …
After investigating the closing of Climax Packaging in Lowville, the state Labor Department is suing the company. That’s according to the United Steelworkers Union. “They agreed with us.
A manager for Joe’s Kwik Marts filed a federal class action lawsuit against the company, alleging she and other managers improperly were denied overtime pay in violation of state and federal wage laws. Jenny Shiptoski of Old Forge claims she routinely worked 50 to 70 hours per week at several of the company’s convenience stores. The firm improperly avoided paying her overtime by classifying her …
A proposed class-action lawsuit prominently citing Anton Yelchin’s accidental death has been filed against Fiat Chrysler, the manufacturer of the 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee that pinned the Star Trek actor in his driveway last week. The complaint, filed in California on Thursday, claims the company has done little to correct what it calls a “dangerously defective” shifter design in the vehicle. …
Throughout the Democratic primary, DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz has been hit with many casual accusations of putting her thumb on the scale for Hillary Clinton. Now she’s been served with a class action lawsuit, making the accusations official. In a lawsuit filed Tuesday by Miami-based law firm Beck & Lee on behalf of a group of people who donated money to the Bernie Sanders campaign, …
Tyson Foods has asked for a new trial in a case in which workers at its Storm Lake pork plant were awarded $5.8 million. In a brief filed last week in U.S. District Court in Sioux City, Tyson lawyers said a new trial is needed to address both liability and damages issues. The food company said a new trial would help determine which of the workers included in the class action …
The certification of class action status to current and former gold mineworkers suffering from silicosis and tuberculosis against over 30 historic and current gold mining companies in South Africa potentially opens the door for similar litigation across several sectors, including coal and manganese. Law firm Fasken Martineau partner Paul Fouché explains that there is common ground between the …
SEC: Josh Garza and GAW Miners “robbed one investor to pay another.” This is the second civil suit filed against the company within the last six months—it was sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission in December 2015 over similar accusations of fraud. The SEC alleged $19 million worth of fraudulent deals.
A class action lawsuit has been leveled against Utah, accusing the state of not doing enough to provide people with attorneys who cannot afford them in court. Six men are suing the state for failing to provide them with adequate legal representation, assisted by the ACLU of Utah and the firm Holland & Hart. Under the Sixth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, you have a right to …
The American Civil Liberties Union has sued the state of Utah for what it says is a failed public defense system that deprives indigent defendants of their Sixth Amendment right. The class action lawsuit, filed Tuesday, June 21, along with the law firm Holland & Hart, LLP, comes after a state-commissioned report by the Sixth Amendment Center that criticized Utah’s public …